How do you tell a dragonfly from a damselfly ?

Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
edited July 16, 2016 in Holy Macro
Dragonflies can't fold their wings !
Brian V.

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  • e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,379 Major grins
    edited July 15, 2016
    Brian,

    It is commonly stated or implied to be the case. However, at least one species, Club-Tailed Dragonfly Gomphus vulgatissimus, is quite an exponent.

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    Harold
  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited July 15, 2016
    Good info to know! Cheers Brian!
  • CavalierCavalier Registered Users Posts: 3,078 Major grins
    edited July 15, 2016
    And here all this time I thought you had to turn them over to find out eek7.gifnah Thanks for setting me straight Brian!
    Great shots - both you and Harold.
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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited July 16, 2016
    e6filmuser wrote: »
    Brian,

    It is commonly stated or implied to be the case. However, at least one species, Club-Tailed Dragonfly Gomphus vulgatissimus, is quite an exponent.

    Harold
    Stumblebum wrote: »
    Good info to know! Cheers Brian!
    Cavalier wrote: »
    And here all this time I thought you had to turn them over to find out eek7.gifnah Thanks for setting me straight Brian!
    Great shots - both you and Harold.


    Thanks all for the comments and another example.

    SB and Jo - the rule as stated does generally work but mine and Harold's example are rare exceptions. Reading up on it seems young dragonflies can break the rule which mine certainly was.

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  • e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,379 Major grins
    edited July 16, 2016
    All are doing it as they emerge from the nymphs (Askew calls them larvae) So maybe some, more than others, can retain the ability.

    Harold
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